Famous TV Actors from Singapore

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TV actors ply their trade all over the world, and many of the best actors on TV are from Singapore. On this list, you'll find Singaporean TV actors and actresses. Singapore has given birth to a lot of talented television actors who have starred in comedies, dramas, soap operas, and everything in between. These are some of the most talented Singaporean TV stars that have ever lived. If you're an aspiring actor or actress from Singapore, you'll find your heroes right here. If you're looking for a particular popular actor or actress from Singapore, look no further.

With TV actors ranging from Xiang Yun to Jeanette Aw, this is a great starting point for a list of your favorites. This list answers big questions such as, "Who are the best Singaporean TV actors?" and "Which television actors are from Singapore?"  This list of the TV stars of Singapore is a resource for lovers of Singapore's rich TV scene, so scroll away and use it wisely.
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  • Christopher Lee

    Christopher Lee

    Shaka Zulu, The Colour of Magic, Gormenghast
    • Birthplace: Belgravia, London, England, UK
    • Nationality: United Kingdom
    Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor, singer and author. With a career spanning nearly 70 years, Lee was well known for portraying villains and became best known for his role as Count Dracula in a sequence of Hammer Horror films, a typecasting he always lamented. His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (2002 and 2005), and Saruman in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014). Lee was knighted for services to drama and charity in 2009, received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011, and received the BFI Fellowship in 2013. Lee considered his best performance to be that of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the biopic Jinnah (1998), and his best film to be the British cult film The Wicker Man (1973). He frequently appeared opposite Peter Cushing in many horror films, and late in his career had roles in six Tim Burton films.Prior to his acting career, Lee served in the Royal Air Force, where he was attached to the No. 260 Squadron RAF as an intelligence officer and later the Special Operations Executive, the precursor to the SAS. Following his World War II service he retired from the RAF in 1946 with the rank of flight lieutenant. Always noted as an actor for his deep, strong voice, Lee was also known for his singing ability, recording various opera and musical pieces between 1986 and 1998, and the symphonic metal album Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross in 2010, after having worked with several metal bands since 2005. The heavy metal follow-up Charlemagne: The Omens of Death was released on 27 May 2013, Lee's 91st birthday. He was honoured with the "Spirit of Metal" award at the 2010 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards ceremony.
  • Daisy Irani

    Daisy Irani

    Under One Roof, Shararat
    • Birthplace: India, Mumbai
    • Nationality: India, Singapore
    Daisy Irani is an Indian television actress, director and producer from Singapore.
  • Jeanette Aw

    Jeanette Aw

    The Champion, Rhythm of Life, Breakout
    • Birthplace: Singapore
    • Nationality: Singapore
    Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping (born 28 June 1979), better known by her stage name Ou Xuan (欧萱), is an actress, filmmaker and author. Aw was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006, after which she achieved wider success with her leading role in acclaimed drama The Little Nyonya. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2002 to 2017 but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis and was once managed under Hype Records. Through her television career, Aw has established herself as one of the most popular and high-profile celebrities in Singapore. She has won 29 awards, the record number for a performer, at Mediacorp's Star Awards. Aw has published two books – the best-selling Jeanette Aw: Definitions in 2012 and Sol's World: Somebody to Love in 2015 – and starred in musical Beauty World in 2015. While in college, Aw entered Route to Glamour, in which she placed first. She signed on with SPH Mediaworks and made her acting debut in the 2001 drama Touched. Aw then switched to Mediacorp in 2002 and played Mo Jingjing in Holland V (2003). Aw garnered critical appreciation for portraying flawed actress, Zhao Fei Er, in The Dream Makers (2013) and its 2015 sequel. She won her first Best Actress award at the Star Awards for her performance in the latter drama. Aw's off-screen roles include duties as a brand ambassador for several Singapore and international companies and PR ambassador for the Japanese city of Takasaki.
  • Jet Li
    Li Lianjie (born 26 April 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese film actor, film producer, martial artist, and retired Wushu champion who was born in Beijing. He is a naturalized Singaporean citizen.After three years of training with acclaimed Wushu teacher Wu Bin, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team. After retiring from competitive Wushu at age 19, he went on to win great acclaim in China as an actor, making his debut with the film Shaolin Temple (1982). He went on to star in many critically acclaimed martial arts epic films, most notably as the lead in Zhang Yimou's Hero (2002), Fist of Legend (1994), and the first three films in the Once Upon a Time in China series (1991–1993), in which he portrayed folk hero Wong Fei-hung. Li's first role in a non-Chinese film was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), and his first leading role in a Hollywood film was as Han Sing in Romeo Must Die (2000). He has gone on to star in many international action films, including in French cinema with the Luc Besson-produced films Kiss of the Dragon (2001) and Unleashed (2005). He co-starred in The One (2001) and War (2007) with Jason Statham, The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) with Jackie Chan, all three of The Expendables films with Sylvester Stallone, and as the title character villain in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).
  • Anna Cummer

    Anna Cummer

    Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Gundam SEED, Monster Buster Club
    • Birthplace: Singapore
    • Nationality: Canada
    Anna Cummer (born January 2, 1977) is a Canadian actress from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She spent half of her adolescence in Southeast Asia and the other half in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She finished high school in Hong Kong at the French International School and studied drama in England where she completed two theatrical degrees. Since returning to Canada in 2000, Cummer has put her talents to good use as a voice-over artist, working in film and television, and performing in theatrical productions. As a voice actress, Cummer is best known as the voice of Mea from Popotan, Nozomi Daichi from The Daichis and Miyu Kuroi from the Mega Man NT Warrior series.As a theatre actress, Cummer is a recipient of several Jessie's nominations and awards.
  • Fann Wong

    Fann Wong

    The Ultimatum, The Return of the Condor Heroes, Morning Express
    • Birthplace: Singapore
    • Nationality: Singapore
    Fann Woon Fong (simplified Chinese: 范文芳; traditional Chinese: 范雯芳; pinyin: Fàn Wénfāng; born 27 January 1971), better known by her stage name Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer and model and managed under Huayi Brothers and Catwalk Production House. She is referred to as MediaCorp's "Ah Jie" (senior actress) together with Zoe Tay and Xiang Yun for being among the first locally trained artistes. At Singapore's Star Awards 1995, Fann became the first actress to win both the Best Actress and Best Newcomer awards in the same year. After gaining regional exposure and popularity in Asia through film and television productions, she became the first Singaporean actress to break into Hollywood, playing Chon Lin in the 2003 film Shanghai Knights. She was also the youngest actress to have earned an All-Time Favourite Artiste at the Star Awards after winning the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award from 1995-2004 respectively with Xie Shaoguang. She married actor Christopher Lee on 29 September 2009.